Method and apparatus for asynchronous mediated communicaton

A mediator for mediating asynchronous message routing, comprising:

• means for receiving a asynchronous message from a sender's communication device intended for a first recipient;
• means for retrieving routing information regarding a role of the first recipient from information within the asynchronous message;
• means for routing the asynchronous message to the first recipient's communication device based upon the routing information;
• means for monitoring for a message open confirmation from the first recipient's communication device;
• and
• means for re-routing the asynchronous message to a second recipient's communication device based upon the role performed by the first recipient if a message opened confirmation is not received from the first recipient's communication device.

A mediator for mediating asynchronous message routing, comprising:

• a memory unit;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory unit, wherein the processor is configured with software instructions to perform steps comprising:
• receiving a asynchronous message from a sender's communication device intended for a first recipient;
• retrieving routing information regarding a role of the first recipient from information within the asynchronous message;
• routing the asynchronous message to the first recipient's communication device based upon the routing information;
• monitoring for a message open confirmation from the first recipient's communication device;
• and
• re-routing the asynchronous message to a second recipient's communication device based upon the role performed by the first recipient if a message opened confirmation is not received from the first recipient's communication device.

A tangible storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor to perform steps comprising:

• receiving a asynchronous message from a sender's communication device intended for a first recipient;
• retrieving routing information regarding a role of the first recipient from information within the asynchronous message;
• routing the asynchronous message to the first recipient's communication device based upon the routing information;
• monitoring for a message open confirmation from the first recipient's communication device;
• and
• re-routing the asynchronous message to a second recipient's communication device based upon the role performed by the first recipient if a message opened confirmation is not received from the first recipient's communication device.